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Plains Cree
Etymology
From misti- + nâpêw (“man”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: mis‧tâ‧pêw
Noun
mistâpêw anim (plural mistâpêwak, Syllabics ᒥᐢᑖᐯᐤ)
- Augmentative of nâpêw
References
- H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, page 437
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 24